2016 MTN 8

The 2016 MTN 8 was the 42nd edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2015-16 season.

2016 MTN 8

Tournament details
Country	South Africa
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Wits
Runner-up	Mamelodi Sundowns
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
← 2015 2017 →

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2015/2016 Premier Soccer League Season):

• 1. Mamelodi Sundowns
• 2. Bidvest Wits
• 3. Platinum Stars
• 4. Cape Town City
• 5. Kaizer Chiefs
• 6. Chippa United
• 7. Orlando Pirates
• 8. SuperSport United

Results

Quarter-finals

26 August 2016

20h00

Cape Town City	1–0	Kaizer Chiefs
7' Sim	[1]

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

27 August 2016

15h00

Platinum Stars	0–2	Chippa United
	[2]	9' Manzini   79' Masuku

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng

27 August 2016

20h15

Wits	2–1	Orlando Pirates
38' Mkhwanazi   75' Hlatshwayo	[3]	16' Manyisa

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

28 August 2016

15h00

Mamelodi Sundowns	3–1	Supersport United
18' Arendse   74' Vilakazi   80' Billiat	[4]	45' Nkhatha

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Semi-finals

1st leg

10 September 2016

20h15

Wits	3–0	Cape Town City
22' Rogers   38' Pelembe   44' Mhango	[5]

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

11 September 2016

15h00

Chippa United	0–0	Mamelodi Sundowns
	[6]

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

2nd leg

17 September 2016

20h15

Cape Town City	0–0	Wits
	[7]

Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town

28 August 2016

15h00

Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	Chippa United
75' Laffor	[8]

Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Final

1 October 2016

17:00

Wits	3–0	Mamelodi Sundowns
Klate   1' Rodgers   20' Klate   62'	[9]

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela

References